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Love at Second Sight

Love at Second Sight

Comedy · Romance · Fantasy · 2019

A man tries to make his wife fall in love with him again, after waking up in an alternate reality where she never knew him.

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Love at Second Sight

2019 Comedy · Romance · Fantasy 1h 57m

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7.0 / 10

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A man tries to make his wife fall in love with him again, after waking up in an alternate reality where she never knew him.

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Directed by

Hugo Gélin

Written by

Benjamin Parent · Igor Gotesman · Hugo Gélin

François Civil

François Civil

Raphaël Ramisse / Zoltan

Joséphine Japy

Joséphine Japy

Olivia Marigny / Shadow

Benjamin Lavernhe

Benjamin Lavernhe

Félix / Gumpar

Camille Lellouche

Camille Lellouche

Mélanie

Amaury de Crayencour

Amaury de Crayencour

Marc Deschanel

Édith Scob

Édith Scob

Gabrielle, the grandmother

Juliette Dol

Juliette Dol

Morgane

Court is in session

Put Love at Second Sight on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.